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“Poetry is like bread, It should be shared by all, by scholars and by peasants, by all our vast, incredible, extraordinary family of humanity.” And yet, do the
by WhompingWindows 9y ago
“Poetry is like bread, It should be shared by all, by scholars and by peasants, by all our vast, incredible, extraordinary family of humanity.”
And yet, do the vast majority of humans actually read poetry? Perhaps they access it tangentially in Bob Dylan or The Beatles, but more likely than not, they're consuming Netflix or cable TV or much less high art than poetry. What are the top most sold books on Kindle, for instance? So many are romance novels, not Earthy, gritty, brilliant poetry like Neruda's.
- InclinedPlane 9y agoYou don't have to shit all over romance novels, "the kids the days", or (through omission) music made in the last half-century to encourage people to appreciate poetry more. Incidentally, many forms of poetry are fairly popular these days. The Hamilton musical is one of the most successful pop culture phenomena of our time. Tons of artists like (recent Pulitzer Prize winner) Kendrick Lamar are shoving poetry into the ears of millions of people constantly. Edit: I'll put this here as an example, and since it's a cover it shows the widespread enthusiasm that's out there for the material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqGGmfDZsWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqGGmfDZsWU
- waterpowder 9y agoYou must be trolling. This is not poetry.
- ghostbrainalpha 9y agoI don't enjoy Poetry directly... but I think I still enjoy its benefits. As long as the discipline exists, writers who study and learn it, will let it subtlety influence their writing. Ursula K. Le Guin was supposedly a brilliant poet. I don't have to read books of poetry, to enjoy her Fantasy series. Authors like Dan Brown I'm sure would be more palatable if they devoted some time to studying poems.
- rukuu001 9y agoThere's a big spoken-word scene in most major metro areas. Obviously related, among the dross, hiphop has some excellent writing. Let's celebrate a return of poetry as performance, instead of a purely written form.
- toomanybeersies 9y agoI think that school ruins poetry for most people. It took me about 5 years after finishing high school to begin to enjoy poetry again.